Abit AI7 User Manual page 63

BIOS Setup
PCI Latency Timer(CLK):
This item controls how long each PCI device can hold the bus before another takes over. When set to
higher values, every PCI device can conduct transactions for a longer time and thus improve the effective
PCI bandwidth. For better PCI performance, you should set the item to higher values.
PIRQ_0 Use IRQ No. ~ PIRQ_7 Use IRQ No.:
This item specifies the IRQ number manually or automatically for the devices installed on PCI slots.
For the relations between the hardware layout of PIRQ (the signals from the ICH chipset), INT# (means
PCI slot IRQ signals) and devices, please refer to the table below:
Signals
PIRQ_0 Assignment INT A
PIRQ_1 Assignment INT B
PIRQ_2 Assignment
PIRQ_3 Assignment
PIRQ_4 Assignment
PIRQ_5 Assignment
PIRQ_6 Assignment
PIRQ_7 Assignment
NOTE:
•
PCI slot 1 shares IRQ signals with IEEE-1394
•
If you want to install two PCI cards into those PCI slots that share IRQ with one another at the same
time, you must make sure that your OS and PCI devices' driver supports the IRQ sharing function.
AGP LAN PCI-1
INT D
INT A
INT A INT B
INT C
PCI-2 PCI-3 PCI-4
INT A INT D INT C INT B
INT B INT A INT D INT C
INT C INT B INT A INT D
INT D INT C INT B INT A
IEEE-
PCI-5 SATA
1394
INT A
INT A
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